Pumping vs. Air-Lifting to Maintain Injection Well Efficiency
Thursday, December 8, 2016: 9:05 a.m.
N117 (Las Vegas Convention Center)
John D. Bonsangue, PG
,
Barrier Operations, Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, CA
Justin McKeever
,
Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, CA
The Orange County Water District operates one of the largest injection well fields in the world. In an effort to maintain high injection flow rates, various backwash methods have been employed. This discussion will focus on the challenges and benefits associated with backwashing injection wells using conventional pumping and air-lift pumping techniques.
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John D. Bonsangue, PG, Barrier Operations, Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, CA
John Bonsangue has over 18 years of experience in the groundwater industry. His experience spans both the environmental and water resources disciplines. He currently leads of team of very knowledgeable water well experts who operate and maintain over 100 injection wells in Orange County, California. Mr. Bonsangue is a State of California Professional Geologist who earned a Bachelors degree in Earth Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Justin McKeever, Orange County Water District, Fountain Valley, CA
Justin McKeever has been with the Orange County Water District since 1991 and is currently a key contributor to the Water Production Group maintaining the Coastal Seawater Barrier as a Senior Level Distribution Operator. His responsibilities include operating and maintaining 100 injection wells and several miles of distribution piping for the Talbert Barrier. In his role he assists the Engineering and Water Production Groups in operating the world’s largest water treatment plant of its kind, where they produce 70 million gallons per day of highly treated MF RO water.
